Formation of giant liposomes promotedby divalent cations: Critical role of electrostatic repulsion

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2973-2982

  Akashi, Ken Ichirou ^a   Miyata, Hidetake ^a,d   Itoh, Hiroyasu ^b,c   Kinosita Jr , Kazuhiko ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; LIPOSOME;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; MEMBRANE BINDING;

EID: 0031806924     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)78004-X     Document Type: Article

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